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Dear Wayzata High School Community,
As we enter into the summer months, I want to begin by saying, thank you! I am so proud of our entire school community- students, parents/guardians, and staff, for coming together and making the most out of distance learning and the incredibly disheartening end to the school year. It has been a vertical learning curve for all of us, to say the least.
We have learned a great deal from this experience, and although we do not yet know what our future holds for us in September, I'm confident we will grow from what we have learned and we will be ready for whatever comes our way. As I indicated in my letter earlier this week, we have a lot of work ahead of us, and we will need your help to move this work forward.
Grading has been an ongoing topic of discussion throughout distance learning. I'd like to share with you some administrative adjustments that will be made to reflect our period of distance learning. First, at the recommendation of the Minnesota Department of Education, all transcripts for students attending Wayzata High School during the period of distance learning will include the following notation at the bottom of the transcript:
Grades that are documented during the time period of March 16 through June 30 of 2020 reflect the distance learning period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Any future consideration of these grades should be made with caution after balancing the information against student performance in other grading periods.
In an effort to ensure that no student fails a course as a result of distance learning, students will no longer be issued a letter grade of "F" on their transcript. At the end of a term, any student who is not at a level of proficiency to earn credit for a course will receive a grade mark of "N" (no grade) on the transcript. The "N" will remain on the transcript until a student completes the requirements for the course at which time they will receive an accredited letter grade. Additionally, any student who wishes to petition their earned accredited grade mark (A, B, C, D) to a grade mark of "P" (passing) may do so. All students who earned a grade mark of D+, D, or D- in a Term 4 course will have the grade automatically adjusted to a grade mark of "P." A "P" grade has no impact on a student's grade point average and still reflects that a credit was earned for the course.
Seniors will have until Wednesday, June 10, and students in grades 9-11 will have until Friday, June 12 to petition their grade to a mark of "P" on their transcript by completing the Petitioning an accredited letter grade Google Form.
The form will only accept responses from WPS student accounts. If you have any questions regarding how this may impact your student's transcript, please contact your Counselor directly. Final senior transcripts will be sent to colleges the week of June 15.
Once again, thank you for your continued support in what has been the most challenging year in my 19 years serving in the role of building principal. I wish you all a safe, restful and rejuvenating summer.
Sincerely,
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